Wound Irrigation Tools Improvised in the Wilderness Are Effective (IMAGE)

Elsevier Health Sciences

Wound Irrigation Tools Improvised in the Wilderness Are Effective

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From left to right, devices tested included commercial 500-mL compressible plastic bottle with splash guard (splash guard), a 10-mL syringe, a 10-mL syringe with a 14-ga catheter( 10-mL syringe + 14-ga catheter),a 50-mL Sawyer water filtration cleaning syringe (50-mL Sawyer syringe), plastic bag punctured with a 14-ga needle (Ziploc + 14-ga holes), a water bottle cap punctured with holes from a 14-ga angiocatheter (water bottle + 14-ga holes),a sports-top water bottle, and an Osprey 3-L bladder hydration system (bladder hydration system).

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Susanne J. Spano

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